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The Mickey Dam

from RED by Ciarán Cooney

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Traditional

lyrics

I’m an honest Irish labourer and I come from the County Clare,
And once I had a little farm with nothin' much to spare,
But I had to sell me donkey and me little billy goat,
And with the money I had left, To Glasgow took a boat,
In the mornin' when I landed there, Before me hair was dry,
I was started at the Micky Dam, In a place that they Milngavie (Mull-Guy),

And the ganger that looked over us, They called him John the Mouse,
And the very first day I started there, At me he bade to grouse,
Well, I quickly did surprise him and I said "you little rat",
"I'll tie a string around you're neck, I’ll toss you to the cat",

Chorus:-
For I'm as strong as any lion, I was reared on eggs and ham,
I'm a terror to all fightin' men, Around the Micky Dam

Well, this roused the mouse's temper, And at me he made to jump,
And he swore he'd paralyze me, With the handle of a pump,
But, I quickly did surprise him and I grabbed him by the throat,
And I shook that ugly monkey, 'Til the tail fell off his coat,

Chorus x2:
For I'm as strong as any lion. I was reared on eggs and ham
I'm a terror to all fightin' round the Micky Dam

Well, them big hotels we're stopping in, They call them navvies huts,
And the bugs and the fleas that live in the beds they’re big as coconuts,
And on Saturday night, when I get rare, I’ll stand behind the door,
And as they come out, one by one, I’ll bash them to the floor,

Chorus x2:
For I'm as strong as any lion. I was reared on eggs and ham
I'm a terror to all fighten round the Micky Dam

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from RED, released May 28, 2021

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Ciarán Cooney Birr, Ireland

Birr, Co. Offaly.

Debut E.P 'RED' coming Friday, May 28th!

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